Combined diaper-fastener and hose-supporter.



No. 761,493. J PATENTED MAY 31, 1904.

I R. A. INGALLS. COMBINED DIAPER FASTBNERIAND HOSE SUPPORTER-APPLIOATION TILED MAR. 31, 1902. I

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Patented May 31, 1904. I

- UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

ROSE A. INGALLS, OFIWASHINGTON', DISTRICT or COLUMBIA.

COMBINED DlAPER-FAST ENER' AND HO SE-SUPPO RTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,493, dated May 31,1904.

Application filed March 31, 1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Rosn A.INGALLS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented a newand useful Combined Diaper-Fastener and Hose-Supporter, of which thefollowing is a specification. V

This invention relates to garment-supporters, and has for its object toprovide an improved device of this character, which is arranged tofasten the overlapped ends of an infants diaper and also to supportthehose or stockings from the point of attachment of the device to thediaper.

v Another object is to have the hose-engaging fastenings permanentlyconnected to the diaper-fastener, whereby all three of the fasteningsare maintained in an assembled condition and the annoyance of searchingfor individual fastenings is overcome.

It is furthermore designed to connect the fastenings in such a manner asnot to interfere with the free movements of the limbs of the child andalso to permit disengagement of any of the individual fastenings fromthe adjacent garment without necessitating the removal of the otherfastenings, whereby any of the garments may be replaced at will.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter morefully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularlypointed out in theappended claim, it being understood that changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details may be made within thescope of the claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing anyof the advantages of theinvention.

In the drawings, Figure .1 is a perspective View showing the improvedgarment-fastener in its applied position. Fig. 2is adetail plan view ofthe device detached.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in bothfigures of the drawings.

Referring at first more particularly to Fig.

2 of the drawings, it will be seen that the present device comprisesthree ordinary spring or safety pins 1, 2, and 3, respectively, of whichSerial No. 100,805. (No model.)

the pin 1 is comparatively large and strong,

. while the other pins are considerably smaller.

The body or stiff member of the pin 1 is provided with a loop or eye 4:,and similar loops or eyes 5 and 6 are formed upon the respective pins 2and 3. While it is preferred to form each eye by twisting the fixed baror member of the pin, as clearly indicated in the drawings, it will ofcourse be understood that the loop or eye 2 may be formed or applied inany desired manner. The smaller pins are connected to the larger pin bymeans of the separate flexible connections 7 and 8, respectively. Eachof these connections is preferably formed by i an aluminium chain,having its terminal links loosely connected to the loop or eye 4 of thelarger pin and to the loop or eye of the respective smaller pins,whereby the pins are loosely connected and may be convenientlymanipulated for fastening and unfastening the same. It is preferable tohave theconnections 7 and 8 formed by chains, as elastic connectionswould soon rot, and aluminium chains are prefered, so as to avoid rust.

In applying the device, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings, thepin 1 is employed to fasten the overlapped ends of the diaper 9 in theusual manner, and the pins 2 and 3 are engaged with the tops of therespective stockings 10 and 11, whereby in addition to fastening theoverlapped ends of the diaper the pin 1 also forms a support for thehose or stockings. As the chains form flexible connections between thepin 1 and the pins 2 and 3, the connection between these pins will'notinterfere with the movements of the limbs of the child, and neither dothey interfere with the convenient application and removal of thedrawings. This is a very important advantage, as it preventsdisplacement of the diaper.

Another advantage resides in the fact that all three of the fasteningsare connected, so that When the device is removed all the parts thereofWill remain connected, and thereby the inconvenience of looking aroundto find the proper sizes of pins for application to the diaper and thestockings, respectively, is avoided.

What I claim is A combined diaper-fastener and hose-supporter comprisingthe large spring or safety pin having its inner side coiled at thecenter to form an exterior projecting loop or eye located in the sameplane as the spring or safety pin, the outer side of the latter beingadapted to fasten a diaper, the small spring for safety pins havingtheir inner sides centrally coiled to form projecting eyes or loops, theouter sides of the small spring or safety pins being adapted to engage apair of stockings, and the diverging connecting chains linked at theiradjacent ends into the central eye or loop of the large spring or safetypin and connected at their outer ends to the eyes or loops of the smallspring or safety pins, said chains being loosely connected with thepins, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ROSE A. INGALLS.

Witnesses:

JOHN H. Sresmns, GEORGE TATE.

